4:42 PM ET Associated Press NOTTINGHAM, England — Beatriz Haddad Maia of Brazil captured her first WTA title by winning the Nottingham Open thanks to a 6-4, 1-6, 6-3 victory over Alison Riske of the United States on Sunday. The seventh-seeded Haddad Maia consigned the sixth-seeded Riske to a second loss in the final of
Ollie Pope described his “relief” after recording his second Test hundred, and first on home soil, in the second Test against New Zealand at Trent Bridge, saying that he hoped his innings of 145 could be the start of a more consistent period of run-scoring for England after a difficult 18 months. He also paid
Jun 12, 2022 Valentina Shevchenko defended her flyweight championship for the seventh time at UFC 275 on Saturday in Singapore, but her aura of invincibility might have taken a hit in doing so. Shevchenko (23-3) edged Brazilian contender Taila Santos (19-2) by split decision in the co-main event of UFC 275. Two judges scored the
1:00 PM ET ESPN News Services Dutch wild card Tim Van Rijthoven capped a dream run at the Libema Open by beating top seed Daniil Medvedev 6-4, 6-1 in the final at ‘s-Hertogenbosch on Sunday. Van Rijthoven, ranked 205th in the world, had never won a main-draw match at an ATP Tour event until this
1:09 PM ET Associated Press Linn Grant has become the first female to player to win an event in the 50-year history of golf’s European tour — officially now known as the DP World Tour. The 22-year-old Swede dominated a field of both male and female golfers at the Scandinavian Mixed event on Sunday, winning
12:00 PM ET Matteo Berrettini denied Andy Murray his first ATP singles title in almost three years edged to a 6-4, 5-7, 6-4 victory in the Stuttgart Open final on Sunday. Murray was playing in his second singles final of the year, having previously lost to Aslan Karatsev at the Sydney Open in January. On
5:43 AM ET Cesar Hernandez Mexico kicked off their 2022-23 CONCACAF Nations League campaign with a 3-0 victory over Suriname on Saturday night with goals from Israel Reyes, Henry Martin and Erick Sanchez. Featuring an alternate roster in the Group A match from League A of the Nations League — held at Santos Laguna’s Estadio
7:01 AM ET Adriana Garcia Barcelona president Joan Laporta has praised the club’s board for rescuing the Spanish giants from their “terminal” financial situation. Laporta, who returned as Barca president in November 2020, said they are “still working” to reduce the club’s debt and balance their books, but added that the club are in a
9:26 AM ET Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah has said he was “shocked” after finishing in seventh place in the 2021 Ballon D’Or ranking. Despite enjoying a stellar year with club and country, Salah missed out on the top three with Lionel Messi winning the prize for a record seventh time ahead of Bayern Munich‘s Robert
9:04 AM ET Adriana Garcia Liverpool have completed the signing of Darwin Nunez from Benfica. Gualter Fatia/Getty Images Liverpool have agreed a deal to sign Benfica forward Darwin Nunez in a transfer worth up to €100 million, sources have told ESPN. ESPN reported on Friday that both clubs were in advanced talks over a deal and